Pigeonpea vs Showy pigeonpea

Cajanus cajan compared with Cajanus scarabaeoides

Key Differences

• Pigeonpea is Not Evaluated while Showy pigeonpea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Pigeonpea	Showy pigeonpea
Kingdom same	Plantae (พืช)	Plantae (พืช)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)	Magnoliopsida (พืชใบเลี้ยงคู่)
Order same	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)	Fabales (อันดับถั่ว)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Cajanus	Cajanus
Species	Cajanus cajan	Cajanus scarabaeoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Pigeonpea and Showy pigeonpea share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Cajanus.

Conservation Status

Pigeonpea

NE — Not Evaluated

Showy pigeonpea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Pigeonpea	Showy pigeonpea
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Pigeonpea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (Taiwan), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Ecuador).

Showy pigeonpea

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (Bangladesh, Taiwan), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Fiji, Tuvalu).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇺🇸 United States